A Burton woman was left stunned when she was issued with a £100 parking fine notice for overstaying by just TWO SECONDS.

Amy Bendall, 22, from Cornwall Road, Stapenhill, left her car in the Middleway car park in Burton town centre when she visited The Gym venue for a work-out. The parking fine has since been cancelled by the firm operating the car park.

After using the gym, administration officer Amy went into town and when she returned to the car, she paid for her five hours parking and went on her way.

However four days later she was left speechless after receiving a parking fine from the operators of the car park saying that she had overstayed.

Along with the parking notice was a photograph of her car arriving and leaving the car park which showed she had over stayed by just two seconds.

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In the notice it said she paid the fee within 14 days, it would be reduced to £60, but as she had kept her receipt, Amy decided to appeal the decision and the company cancelled the fine when she informed them about what had happened.

A new system is in operation at the Middleway car park, which serves businesses including Matalan, Bella Italia and Nando's. It means shoppers can get four hours car parking for free, but will have to pay if they want to leave their car for longer. Five hours costs £1 and a full day costs £10.

Meanwhile, Lyndsey Johnson, 29, from Swadlincote, claimed she received two tickets. The first ticket was because she had actually paid for more time than she actually stayed for, she said; she had paid for six hours parking and only stayed for five and a half. The second ticket she received was when she had overstayed by just ONE MINUTE.

The two women have now had their parking fines cancelled by the company.

Shoppers have received parking notices in the post from Smart Parking (Image: Getty)

She claimed: "I've had two tickets now. The first one I was one minute over when I left the car park, which is ridiculous. Most places will give you 15 minutes to get from paying the fare to leaving the car park.

"I usually don't keep my receipts, but this time I did and I'm really glad that I did."

A spokesman from Smart Parking said the fines issued to Miss Bednall and Miss Johnson have been cancelled.

He said he would be unable to comment further, but wanted to assure these customers that these particular fines had been cancelled.

When asked whether customers should pay on arrival or before they leave, the spokesman said all the required information was on boards in the car park, which people using the car park should read.